Combination woodworking power tool



June 5, 1951 A, c;. EDWARDS 2,555,582

COMBINATION WOODWORKING POWER TOOL Filed May 8, 1946 s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVE/V TOR ARCHIBALD GEORGE EDWARDS A TTORNEY June 5, 1951 EDWARDS 2,555,582

COMBINATION WOODWORKING POWER TOOL Filed May 8, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ARC'lI/BALD GEORGE EDWARDS June 5, 1951 A. G. EDWARDS COMBINATION WOODWORKING POWER TOOL Filed May 8, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 w 3a- Z I 53 57 2 37 o o I7 5 INVENTOR ARCHIBALD GEORGE EDWARDS ATTORNEY Patented June 5, 19 51 UNHTE STATES or ies Archibald George Edwards, South Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Application May 8, 1946, Serial No. 668,21?

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in power tools. The objects of the invention are to provide in a single compact unit, a drill press, a lathe, a circular saw, a vertical saw and other associated tools, all of which are driven from one prime mover through a single operating belt and pulley train, and to provide for the simple interconnection of components of the various tools with the driving train, without having to remove one part for the substitution of another, except in such cases as removing a face plate to fit a drill chuck or to remove a circular saw to lit a grinding wheel or vice versa. Further objects will appear as the spe iication proceeds.

Referring to the drawings:

1 is a front elevational view of the invention.

2 is a plan view showing the machine arranged as a drill press.

F 3 is a plan view showing the machine ared as a vertical saw.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the machine arranged as a circular saw.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the machine arranged as a lathe.

Fig. 6 is a detail view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure l.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the drill column mountin the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

The numeral l indicates generally a cabinet base having a bottom wall 2, see Figure 6, a front wall 2;; and a top wall or table l. A compartment 5 is provided below the table 4 to house a motor 6. The motor 8 is fitted with a stepped pulley l and mounted upon a base plate 8 which is hinged at its inner end as at 9. The front end of the base plate may be partially supported by a spring ill to take a portion of the weight of the motor oil the main belt ll fitted to the pulley l.

Mounted upon the table 4 above the motor 5 is a bed plate 14 having a set of bearings 15 between which a sleeve it is rockingl mounted, and on the sleeve is a hub H which supports a radially mounted column l8 which is adapted to be held in vertical or horizontal position by a pin it extending through one of the bearings into an appropriate aperture in the hub. Aligned with the sleeve is a shaft 22 upon which a stepped pulley 23 and a single pulley 24 secured to a sleeve 25 are rotatably mounted. Secured to the column i8 is a spindle mounting 28 having a base arm (Fig. 3) with a bearing 31 at its free end and a standard 32 intermediate its length, which terminates in a pair of spaced bearingsS l, in which a drill shaft 35 is journalled. Swingingly mounted at the head of the column I8 is an arm 3? which carries a pair of spaced pulleys 38 and is adjusted as to position by a bolt 39 to tighten a belt iil connecting the single pulley 24 with a pulley t! which is slidably but non-rotatably mounted upon the drill spindle 35 betweenthe bearings 34. The drill spindle extends through a sleeve 42 and is held against endwise movement thereon by col- 13. The sleeve 42 is journalled at its lower end in the bearing 3! and is moved in a downward direction by a forked lever 55 which is fulcrumed upon the standard 32 in the usual way. The drill spindle 35 is fitted at its upper end with a half coupling ll having a pair of upstanding pins t8 and is appropriately threaded at its lower end to receive a drill chuck 49 or any other piece of equipment required. A thumb screw 59 extends through the bearing 3| to engage thesleeve 32 and hold it against endwise movement.

Slidably mounted upon the column i8 is a sleeve 52 supporting a table 53, which table is pivotally mounted upon a pin 5 3 extending from the sleeve and which may be adjusted to any desired angle by either rocking the table about its pin, or rocking the sleeve about the column, or both. The sleeve is adapted to be locked in any position upon the column ill by a set screw 55 (Fi 4) and the table 53 is slotted as at 56 to bridge the cutting edge of a circular saw, not shown, and is grooved as at 51 to receive the slide of a fence or gauge, not shown. The table is provided to the left of the bed plate M with a semicircular guard 6ii (Figs. 1 and 5) having adjacent its rear upper edge a lug 8| upon which the spindle mounting 28 is adapted to rest when the column i8 is laid over to the left for use of the ma-- chine as a horizontal spindle tool and when so placed, a thumb screw 63, see Figures 3 and 5, is used to secure the spindle mounting 2t and the associated parts in fixed position.

Mounted above the table i is a lathe bed 56 which is appropriately fitted with a tail stock i5? and behind the bed a standard fill is provided to support the spindle mounting 28 in horizontal position when the column is lowered to the right as viewed in Figure 3. A vertical saw if; is mounted upon the table i to the right of the lathe bed 56, which saw machine consists of a housing 12, see Figure 1, supporting a tilting table 73 and having a spindle, not shown, which is fitted with a half coupling iii. Obviously the lathe bed will be provided with a suitable tool rest, not shown.

When using the machine as a drill press, the drill column I8 is set in vertical position as shown in Figure 1, the column being held erect by insertion of the pin in the appropriate aperture in the hub IT. The table 53 is set to horizontal position as shown and set to the desired height by sliding the sleeve 52 upon the column and securing it by means of the locking screw 55. The drill spindle is fitted with the drill chuck 49, thus completing the settin of the tool.

To change over to use the vertical saw 10, the column I8 is swung to the right and the drill spindle 35 moved to the left by manipulating the lever 45, so as to allow the half coupling 41 to pass the edge of the vertical saw table without the need for tilting said table, then the spindle isallowed to return to its normal position, when the half couplings 41 and I5 will engage. To prevent accidental disengagement of the coupling parts, the thumb screw 58 is tightened, thus locking the sleeve 42 against endwise movement and leaving the vertical saw I0 ready for use. It will be obvious that while the saw I0 is shown as a sabre tooth saw, that a jig saw with frame may be substituted.

When the device is to be used as a lathe, the column I8 is swung to the left and to a horizontal the drill spindle is held against endwise move ment by the set screw 50.

What I claim as my invention is:

A combination power tool comprising a table, a bearing upon the table, a drive shaft journalled in the bearing, a drill column mounted to swing position, the column being secured by connecting the spindle mounting 28 to the lug 6|. The drill chuck 49 is removed and a face plate or other required tool is fitted upon the spindle and the table 53 upon the column I8 is swung out of the Way of any work to be carried between the lathe centres.

If the machine is to be used as a circular saw, the lathe chuck or face plate is removed and a circular saw, not shown, is mounted upon the drill spindle in its place, said saw being partially housed in the semi-circular guard. The table 53 is moved along the column I8 until the slot 56 is aligned with the circular saw, when it is lowered into horizontal position and is laid over said saw, the saw being allowed to project through the slot in the usual'way.

In each of the above positions, the sleeve 42 of about the axis of the bearing, a drill spindle carried by the drillcolumn, drive means between the drive shaft and the drill spindle, a lever for imparting endwise movement to the drill spindle, a saw machine mounted upon the table, said machine having a horizontal. shaft, said drill spindle and said saw machine shaft each havin a complementary connecting member, said drill spindle being adapted to be brought into alignment with the shaft of the saw machine, said lever being adapted to move the drill spindle when so aligned to couple the drill spindle and the saw machine shaft in operative engagement.

ARCHIBALD GEORGE EDWARDS.

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